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States’ Rights

States’ Rights. Emily Fischer, Victoria San Jose Guiote, Ryan Kendrick, Josh Kleinman, David Lipstyn, and Jessi Zabrowsky Period 2. What Are States’ Rights?. States’ rights was a major cause of the Civil War because this issue preceded all of the others. States’ Rights are:

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States’ Rights

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  1. States’ Rights Emily Fischer, Victoria San Jose Guiote, Ryan Kendrick, Josh Kleinman, David Lipstyn, and Jessi Zabrowsky Period 2

  2. What Are States’ Rights? States’ rights was a major cause of the Civil War because this issue preceded all of the others. • States’ Rights are: • powers delegated to specific individual states that were not given to the federal government • Specific states rights that caused civil war: • Weakness of the Articles of Confederation • Constitution ignored the rights of states to act independently • Nullification caused problems between states and the federal government • States felt they had a lack of respect and moved towards secession

  3. Background of States’ Rights States rights goes as far back as the Articles of Confederation: • States have power to tax, not congress • States have the power to regulate trade and create an army • Weak government • Controversy over states rights or rights of the federal government States rights goes back to the Constitution: • Ratification of the constitution • Bill of rights to limit powers of the federal government • Specifically the tenth amendment recognized states powers • Federal government had too much power and states did not have enough

  4. Events That Deal With States’ Rights Issues Ogden Vs. Gibbons: • NY and NJ border dispute between boating Licensing on The river between two states • the final decision was that the federal government has total control over interstate commerce Tariff of Abominations in 1828: • Congress passed the first import tariff • It increased the cost of imported goods, helping the new industries in the north • South did not benefit from this because their economy was based on exporting cotton not manufacturing • This state right was opposed greatly by southerners like Calhoun • Caused conflict as supporters of the tariff had the price of the tariff to increase as much as 50%

  5. More Causes Of The Civil War Nullification Crisis of 1832: Issue of trade and tariffs Congress passed protective tariffs to benefit trade in the northern states South dependent on exports and enraged by tariffs South Carolina declared the tariffs “null and void” within the state borders This shows conflict between power of the states and the union When nullification did not work states no longer felt a sense of respect and moved towards secession

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